Playing audio through TV speakers with Onkyo AVR (1 Viewer)

Hi-- I recently purchased an Onkyo TX-NR636. I have a Samsung plasma, directv, and an Apple TV.

My wife has no desire to learn to use the AVR, so I would like just to be able to play the audio from the TV during the day while I am at work.

She uses the directv and the Apple TV (Netflix) primarily

Can anyone tell me how to make it work?!

Thanks!

Not going to happen, unless you find a 3(or 4)x2 matrix that can ignore EDID when set on HDMI into the AVR.

Otherwise, that AVR has HDMI passthrough in standby. If DirecTV is the only thing(you can talk her into just that)she'll use...just make sure the AVR is on cable/sat when you put it in standby.

That AVR might include HDMI switching in standy, meaning, if it has that...she'd just need to push cable/sat and whatever you put the ATV on.

Same thing she have to do on the TV anyway...switch the input.

The Yamaha RX-V775 has "standby passthrough" when sleeping. Looks like the NR636 does something like that too...


It also supports HDMI-CEC control, so switching on an input still switches the AVR input without turnning on. I can also switch inputs with the remote and the TV will play the signal (video + audio) selected. With Network Standby enabled, I can change the input passed through using a web control, or a mobile app (Android, iOS). There are also "Scene" buttons that provide one-button access to inputs, decoder settings, and with HDMI control, will turn on the TV. I don't see anything like that in the Onkyo manual.


Does Onkyo have a model with such a convenience? If so, that's the model you want. Then just show the missus, "Button 1 is the DirecTV. Button 2 is the AppleTV. That's all you need to press." If not, then I guess my sounding like a Yamaha salesman has some benefit to this discussion. :}